Venice and Murano

Venice is just as lovely as you picture it. The water is a beautiful green/blue and you can smell the salt water as soon as you get close to the city. We had a fabulous time and it was very romantic with a gondola ride and all! It is amazing to see all the small canals, and the Grand Canal is very enchanting. During the day there are a ton a visitors, but by night the city become a bit more quiet after the one day tourists leave. We did get a bit turned around (note: I did not say lost) a few times as you weave in and out of the streets and canals, but I think that is part of the romantic, alluring feeling that is there. Weather wise - Saturday overcast, Sunday windy and cold, Monday sunny and gorgeous - we saw it all!

We did every tourist thing we were suppose to - Piazza San Marco, The Campanile, Bridge of Sighs, went to Florians - an over priced cafe that opened in 1720, drank a Belllini (invited here), and went to Murano to buy Murano glass. We hope to return someday but hope it is still around - the city is sinking at an alarming rate of 2.5 inches per decade. Get there while it still exists!

We returned at 8 pm last night, took Dan back to the airport at 8 am this morning, and he is now in the D for one night to watch the Tigers play, then off to Cleveland for a week or so, then back to the D. Try to catch him, if you can. Some pictures to come shortly...